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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing a significant change in conflict patterns, with growing intercommunal tensions and violence affecting new parts of the country. DRC is now one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises, in which 7.3 million people need humanitarian...

3 May 2017: Al Joumhouri Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen: A young boy lies in the emergency room awaiting treatment. Credit: Giles Clarke for UNOCHA
The rapid advance of Yemen’s triple emergency of conflict, cholera and famine has affected 20 million people, 6.8 million of whom are now on...

OCHA’s 2016 Annual Report, launched today, takes stock of the organization’s actions across the globe.
In 2016, the humanitarian community was challenged as never before, with unprecedented levels of humanitarian suffering that left 130 million people needing emergency assistance for their...

June 2017: Angelina and her family had to walk for four days to reach the Sudanese border. Despite the hardship she experienced, Angelina is relieved to have finally found safety in Al Nimir refugee camp. Credit: OCHA
Angelina, 40, is one of thousands of people who have fled to Sudan to escape conflict...

A young boy lies in the emergency room awaiting treatment for suspected cholera. Credit: Giles Clarke/OCHA
As the cholera outbreak reaches unprecedented levels in Yemen, humanitarian partners have expressed fears of the epidemic spreading over the course of the rainy season.
The conflict-ravaged...